JOHN. Do you not like him, Sarah? (_Somewhat disapprovingly._) You told me you thought a good deal of him before.
SARAH. Aye. Until I seen through him. Him and his letters and telegrams. Just look at that. (_She shows him the telegram._) It comes from Ballyannis.
JOHN (_scratching his head in puzzled wonder_). I don't understand that.
SARAH. He just put up some one to send it. Young McCready or someone. You couldn't watch a man like that. No. If I come here, out he goes. You expects me to come and save you money and the like of that old bauchle eating up the profits. (_She goes towards the door into tea room._) Come into your tea at once. (_Exit._)
JOHN. By me sang he was right. (DANIEL _comes out and starts brushing his coat loudly to attract_ JOHN'S _attention, and then goes across towards him and holds out his hand._)
DANIEL. I'll say good-bye, John. Maybe I'll never see you again. (_He appears much affected._)
JOHN (_touched_). Ach. Take your time. I don't see the sense of this hurrying. Stop a week or two, man. I'll be lonesome without you. We had many a good crack in the evenings, Daniel.
DANIEL. We had, John. And I suppose now that you'll be married I'll have to go, but many a time I'll be sitting lonely and thinking of them.
JOHN. Aye. You were always the best of company, and heartsome. You were, Daniel.
DANIEL. Well, I did my best, John, to keep--(_he half breaks down_)--to keep up a good heart.
JOHN. You did. I wouldn't like to lose you, Daniel. (_He looks at the telegram in his hand._) But Daniel. This telegram. It comes from Ballyannis.
DANIEL (_taken aback, but recovering his self possession._) Ballyannis? Ballyannis? Ah, of course. Sure Gregg, that London man, he was to go through Ballyannis to-day. He's on a visit, you know, somewhere this way. It's him I'm going to look for now.
JOHN. Was that the way of it? (_With rising anger at the thought of the way in which his brother has been treated._) And she was for making you out an impostor and for putting you out. I didn't like them talking of a Murray the way they done.
DANIEL (_with sudden hope_). Are you engaged to that McMinn woman, John?
DANIEL. Was there anybody there when you asked her?
DANIEL. And did you visit and court much at the home?
